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Leaving the Qin Family's location, Zhou Yuan's eyes were cold, and a chill emanated from his entire body.

“Brother Zhou Yuan, there might be some misunderstanding?”

Leng Qingxue, seeing Zhou Yuan's low spirits, quickly spoke up to comfort him.

Zhou Yuan nodded, the coldness on his face dissipating somewhat, then calmly said, “I know, they probably didn't report it!”

“I originally thought the Qin Family would be extremely united, after all, among the Six Great Families of Eight-Order Inscriptionists in the Saint Talisman Domain, they are at the bottom!”

“But now it seems that the Family is not harmonious internally!”

“There's no need for us to join such a Family; otherwise, we'll only get entangled in endless troubles!”

“Let's go. They've just shattered the illusion in my heart. This kind of Family isn't worth me serving them!”

Zhou Yuan was no longer the same as before; he could discern the problem at a glance.

A Family on the verge of decline, still riddled with contradictions—then let it decline.

He just happened to need to complete a System task and establish a new Bandit Stronghold, which required trustworthy people to join.

If the Qin Family truly declined, he could completely pull his Revered Master, Qin Chen, into his own faction.

Zhou Yuan's heart was as clear as a mirror, but he had come with great enthusiasm, and now being driven out, he was simply very displeased.

“Zhu Zi, go inquire about how to register to participate in this Talisman Competition?”

Zhou Yuan thought of the System's side quest and quickly spoke to Zhu Zi.

Zhu Zi nodded and quickly departed!

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan and the two others found a teahouse and ordered a pot of tea!

Inside the teahouse, there were many customers, and many of them subtly exuded terrifying auras.

The arrival of Zhou Yuan and his two companions naturally attracted everyone's attention, especially Leng Qingxue. Although her peerless beauty was concealed, she still drew numerous gazes.

After the three sat down, they began to listen to the discussions around them!

“Everyone, I just heard a big piece of news: This Talisman Competition will invite Elder Lin Feng as a judge, and Elder Lin has already agreed!”

“No way, Elder Lin generally doesn't participate in such matters; he didn't attend the previous two Talisman Competitions!”

“I think it's true. More than ten years ago, Elder Lin took on a Disciple who, though young, is said to already be a Fifth-Order Talisman Master.”

“Does Daoist friend mean that Elder Lin will also let his Disciple participate in this Talisman Competition?”

“Naturally, after all, this is something that can make one famous throughout the Saint Talisman Domain! Once one can squeeze into the top ten, there are generous rewards!”

“This year's rewards haven't been announced yet, and I don't know what they are, but the first-place reward in the last competition was extremely precious: personal guidance from a Eight-Order Inscriptionist of the Six Great Families!”

“I think this time the reward might be even better, since even Grand Revered Master Lin Feng has been invited!”

“Have you noticed that many new faces have appeared in our Saint Symbol City recently? They've all come from other domains specifically to watch this competition!”

“Indeed. I heard that many top-tier great domains will send people, and even the Xuantian Domain will have people coming!”

“No way, the Xuantian Domain is far from our Saint Symbol City; one has to cross several domains in between, and even the teleportation array needs to be transferred several times!”

“It should be true. I saw someone claiming to be from the Ye Family of the Xuantian Domain, accompanied by many expert guards!”

Inside the teahouse, everyone chatted casually, but the topic was almost entirely about this Talisman Competition.

Zhou Yuan listened to their discussions, secretly surprised; he hadn't expected people from the Ye Family to come.

It seems that enemies truly meet on a narrow road; no matter where he went, he would see members of the Ye Family.

“Everyone, a major piece of news just came: The Qiao family, a seventh-grade Talisman Master Family, needs to recruit a Talisman Master to participate in this competition!”

“The Qiao family just announced that if the Qiao family can make it into the top ten in this competition, they are willing to open their scripture pavilion to that person for one month!”

“At the same time, the Qiao family is willing to offer two top-grade Spiritual Weapons as rewards; this news has already spread throughout Saint Symbol City!”

Just then, a man in his thirties spoke.

As soon as his voice fell, the entire teahouse instantly became lively, and everyone's conversation shifted to topics related to the Qiao family.

“Haha, they're desperate, that's why they resorted to this last resort. Is it too late for them to release the news now?!”

“There are still five days left for registration, so it's not too late. The key is whether the Qiao family can find someone?”

“The Qiao family is quite miserable. The Talisman Genius they painstakingly cultivated in their Family went berserk due to too much pressure. What a pity!”

“Isn't that right? Originally, that young woman from the Qiao family even had a marriage engagement with Qin Yaoguang from the Qin Family, but after this incident, the Qin Family quickly broke off the engagement!”

“If you ask me, Qin Yaoguang is also a scoundrel. Everyone in Saint Symbol City saw how good that young woman from the Qiao family was to him, but he was ungrateful!”

“The Qiao family and the Qin Family used to have a good relationship, but after this incident, the two families became sworn enemies.”

“Isn't that right? If it weren't for Elder Qin Chen of the Qin Family returning, and also bringing back a seventh-order Talisman Master, the Qin Family's strength wouldn't be much stronger than the Qiao family's!”

“You can't say that. The Qin Family's Old Ancestor is still around! Although the Qin Family's patriarch has ordinary Talisman talent, his strength is there; he's much stronger than the Qiao family!”

“The main branch of the Qin Family is declining, while the collateral branches are strengthening. This is not a good thing. I feel that something will happen to the Qin Family sooner or later!”

Zhou Yuan picked up his teacup, listening with great interest. Many times, it was better to listen to these people chat than to deliberately seek out information!

These people were local news sources; various pieces of information would certainly not be hidden from them.

He was somewhat interested in this Qiao family, after all, he also needed a place to register, didn't he?

Upon entering Saint Symbol City, Zhou Yuan had already learned about the registration methods: one could register individually or in the name of a Family.

Therefore, the number of people registering for this Talisman Competition was quite large.

From the words of these people, Zhou Yuan heard about the matters between the Zhou Family and the Qiao family, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If he allowed the Qiao family to win first place, he wondered what the Elders of the Zhou Family would feel when they heard about it?

However, to do a show properly, Zhou Yuan loved to kill with intent, so he decided to go to the Qin Family again and hit a wall once more.

That way, when Qin Chen asked, Zhou Yuan would have an explanation.

He had gone to the Qin Family twice and been driven out both times, so he couldn't be blamed for this.

Zhou Yuan listened for a moment, didn't hear anything particularly interesting, then saw Song Jinping's figure appear outside the teahouse, and he quickly paid the bill and left.

Walking out of the teahouse and meeting up with Song Jinping, Song Jinping quickly spoke:

“Young Master, I just inquired, it's best to register in the name of a Family!”

“It is said that the Six Great Families will offer special rewards to the winning Family.”

“If it's an individual registration, this part of the reward will not be issued!”

The information Song Jinping gathered was naturally more than just this; he also inquired about the Qiao family's affairs, and it didn't differ much from what Zhou Yuan heard in the teahouse.